First I want to say thank you and what a great resource for acquiring points and miles. I just wish I had started this years ago but it seems I've been lucky enough to have been able to receive the mega sign up bonuses (3 X AA for 225K, AMEX Gold 75K, Continental 50K, Sapphire 50K) that have been out there for the last few months.

Now that I need to take a break on my credit card sign-ups I have started to sign my Mom up ( AA 75K ) and am trying to figure out how I can use them. She doesn't like to travel and is more than happy for me to use her miles/ points. I know that B.A. has a family account and that Hawaiian Airlines and SPG let's you move points freely between accounts. So I'm waiting for the 100K BA promotion to return and am thinking of the Hawaiian CC's next.

I'm pretty new to all this so what I would like is any advice on combining and using points and miles from another's accounts. I would think that couples that have separate accounts would be familiar with this. I know that on Southwest you can use miles to get others tickets. Are all airlines FF/ hotel programs like this? Should I find ways to move her points/ miles into my accounts? Can I use her miles to buy a one way ticket and then use my miles for another one way back? How can I maximize her sign-ups and take full advantage of this?

Thanks, any and all advice would be appreciated.